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Regular radioinfo contributor Ian MacRae posts industry news that comes into the categories of rumour, gossip, scandal and radio people behaving badly. Macca encourages you to submit anything you think fits and is keen to receive any feedback on stuff you see here. You can contact him at ian@allaboutradio.net

Rumbek Catholic Radio, Radio Good News, has been off air due to transmitter failure.,

The managing director for Radio Good News 89.0 FM in Western Lakes State, Luka Di Gumwil, said the station has been off air for close to two weeks but a new transmitter will soon be purchased by partners, particularly USAID VISTAS/AECOM....

Clem, who lives in St. Petersburg, landed at WWBA-AM 820 after Beasley Broadcast Group’s WBRN-FM 98.7 said in December 2016 it would no longer broadcast his show in the Tampa Bay area following a ratings-tampering lawsuit filed against him by Nielsen.

David Mueller, the radio DJ found guilty of groping Taylor Swift, (pictured with you-know-who) has received a new job co-hosting a morning show in Mississippi. Mueller, who previously went by the pseudonym "Jackson," will now appear on-air as "Stonewall Jackson" and co-host "Jackson and Jonbob" on 92.7 KIX.

Dave Lee Travis, best known for appearing on TV’s Top of the Pops and having a BBC Radio One show, was initially arrested in 2012 as part of the Operation Yewtree inquiry, itself started following the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Speaking to the UK Mirror, Travis announced his return to “radio”, fronting a two-hour weekend...

The BBC is reportedly investigating one of its radio presenters after he allegedly groped a number of female colleagues.

The employee, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is said to have sexually harassed at least eight members of staff. It has been claimed that he would approach the women from behind before putting his hand up their skirts ‘to feel...

Outspoken Indian gay rights activist Harish Iyer (pictured) is the host of "Gaydio," the first radio show dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in India, where homosexuality is a taboo and gay sex can be punished with up to 10 years in jail.

Iyer, 38, says: "As an activist, it is in my DNA to stand up for a cause. You hear heart-...